Selecting destinations and sites for meetings and events is one of the most important aspects meeting and event planners and their employers and clients face. From the cost of travel to the destination to venues’ charges and ability to fulfil the specific meeting and event needs, it is the planner’s responsibility to perform due diligence that addresses myriad factors and help guide organizations to well-considered decisions. 

Will your choice result in an accessible and accommodating event? Will a venue’s meeting and public spaces and staffing meet an event’s specificity of needs? In what ways is sustainability a factor in your choices? Will the destination itself or events that may occur at the same time complement or distract the participants? If there are exhibits, what is the capacity and what are the regulations that impact exhibitors? 

While these are more commonly recognized concerns, they are a fraction of what you’ll ultimately need to know to select and contract for the meeting or event. Planners must also monitor local, regional and national news to learn about changing tax and other laws, infrastructure, airline lift, staffing, climate, safety and security considerations that can impact the recommendation for the ultimate decision-maker. Join veteran meeting consultant Joan Eisenstodt for this free one-hour webinar to help you with elements leading to more thoughtful selection of destinations and sites for next week’s or five-years-in-the-future events and meetings. 

By participating in this webinar, participants will: 

• Refresh their familiarity with the basics of effective destination and site selection.
• Become more aware of resources, in addition to DMOs (aka CVBs), to inform their searches and decisions. 
• Stretch their curiosity to ask better “tell me more” questions to secure answers to their specific questions. 

Joan encourages you to connect with her on LinkedIn and in 25 words or less, tell her what you’d like her to cover in the webinar. She’ll do her best to incorporate what you need. joanleisenstodt@gmail.com. 

Earn CEUs: The Events Industry Council has reviewed the learning objectives of this activity and has indicated that attendees will receive 1 CE hours in the Site Management Domain of the CMP or CMP-HC Standards.